Fiat 500e is a thing

Test drove an Integra A-Spec.  Sadly Gran Turismo 3 was not part of the deal.

Just woof.  The car felt huge.  I did the over-the-shoulder check for a lane change and trembled at the thought I was driving my dad's 2000 Impala from back in the day. 

Shifter was great.  Clutch was nice and light.  That's about all I can say for the driving experience.  The engine was nothing to write home about, and it didn't feel that fast.  Turbo lag is present.  Steering feedback was in line with everything else these days.

I'll try for a test drive of an 86, but I've recently read that it now has a column-mounted EPAS rather than the previous rack-mounted one.

 

Quote from: Morris Minor on April 09, 2024, 03:24:09 PMI have a theory that Germans are genetically & culturally incapable of doing UIs.

Occam's Razor is outlawed in Germany.

I don't mind the current iDrive. But with wireless Carplay that's usually all I interact with anyway.

I have a theory that Germans are genetically & culturally incapable of doing UIs.

Quote from: AutobahnSHO on April 09, 2024, 09:11:06 AMHonestly it probably wouldn't be that hard to make a RWD Bolt. Easier front end, need to make a little room in the back end for an axle or just throw a motor on each side.

The whole platform is designed as FWD only.  It's a torsion beam in the rear.

It's not an option anyway, it's not ever coming to the US.

Interestingly though I saw over on TCL that a former member here (can't remember his user name here, but he is CTK over there) bought an ID.4. He was always a Honda guy from what I recall but he seems to like the ID.4 (even though they had to replace the battery or something).

I'd stay away from VW - the infotainment on their gassers is subpar and on their EVs the software & UI are a total & utter shitshow.

The VW ID.3 also seems about like what you'd want, but alas VW doesn't sell it in the US.